BEYOND THE RACE: A Novel of Running, Trauma, Memory, and the London Landmarks Half Marathon - Couverture souple

Neel, Andrew

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798196502866

Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

After a devastating breakup leaves him emotionally shattered, he begins to run simply to survive the silence.

What starts as a desperate attempt to endure slowly becomes something far more profound.

With every mile, buried memories rise back to the surface:
childhood abandonment, violence, emotional neglect, and the invisible wounds carried across a lifetime.

When he is unexpectedly selected for the London Landmarks Half Marathon, the race becomes more than a physical challenge. It becomes a fragile promise of reconstruction. A path back toward the version of himself he thought had disappeared forever.

Set between London, the Basque Country, Normandy, and the corridors of memory, Beyond the Race is a deeply introspective literary novel about trauma, resilience, identity, and the enduring marks left by childhood.

Written with emotional intensity and atmospheric prose, this novel explores:

• emotional survival after heartbreak
• the psychological legacy of abuse
• running as a form of reconstruction
• memory, grief, and self-reclamation
• the lifelong search for belonging

For readers of literary fiction, psychological novels, and emotionally driven narratives, Beyond the Race is a powerful exploration of what remains within us long after survival becomes a habit.

Some wounds never truly disappear.
They simply learn how to run beside us.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798196502866
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 184
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